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The Curious Collector: High Culture, Historic Dames, and Very Old Paper

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Our November 11th auction is a beautifully chaotic gallery of material culture where high-end French crystal, Civil War generals, and centuries-old books rub shoulders with a dash of contemporary art. The crown jewel of the event is a staggering collection of over 100 Lalique glass and crystal objects. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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Kenneth F. Bates (American, 1904 - 1994)
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Kenneth F. Bates (American, 1904 - 1994)

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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$1,000
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Kenneth F. Bates (American, 1904 - 1994)
Strange Aquarium,
Enamel on metal mounted on board,
1954, 36th May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, tag on verso with artist's name and title.

Tape on verso with name and dated.


H: 10 1/2 W: 8 3/4 D: 1 3/4 in.

26th May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art.
First Prize, enameling on metal.

Recipient of the 1963 Cleveland Arts Prize for Visual Arts. Bates works have been displayed in many museums and were featured in one-man shows in Brooklyn and Chicago. In 1987 the National Society of Enamelists honored him with the title Dean of American Enamelists.
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